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Bowl games are getting canceled because protocols developed 18 months ago havenโt evolved quickly enough. These COVID protocol issues exist because weโre testing asymptomatic college athletes.
I mean, what are we even doing here?
Statement from Michael Alford, Vice President and Athletics Director, Florida State University
"The consequences of giving in to a narrative of the moment are destructive, far reaching, and permanent. Not just for Florida State, but college football as a whole."
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Northerners really shouldnโt make fun of how southerners deal with snow storms. Theyโre rare down here.
Kinda like college football national championships up there.
Freddie Freeman firing his agent should be the least shocking baseball news of the year. It was clear long ago that he didn't want to be anywhere other than Atlanta. His agent overplayed his hand, Chipper Jones tried to tell Freddie, and Freddie didn't listen.
@Braves
#ForTheA
I said Texas A&M is the fourth-best team in the SEC West all offseason and was ripped to shreds by Aggie fans.
I was wrong.
They are fifth- or sixth-best.
Texas A&M is 100% in crisis mode. It's clear at this point that Jimbo Fisher isn't the coach he was at Florida State. He's a good coach who had a great QB in 2013 at Florida State, not the other way around.
Gonna be a long season.
These are the footprints of our daughter Kipton Jean. She was stillborn 17 weeks into pregnancy five years ago today. We held her, miss her and think about her every day.
Say a prayer for all who have gone through miscarriage, mid-term & late-term pregnancy loss, & infant loss
The
#WeWantToPlay
movement is incredible. So great to see players stand up for themselves, take ownership, and show that they want to be out there. Proof that itโs irresponsible to tell people what you think they should think rather than listening to what they actually do think.
Louisville came in averaging 33 points per game. Florida State held the Cardinals to six.
Louisville came in averaging 438.6 yards per game. Florida State held the Cardinals to 188.
Louisville came in averaging 6.57 yards per play. Florida State held the Cardinals to 2.7
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Freddie Freeman still wants to be with the Braves.
Freddie Freeman knows that he (his agent) made the wrong choices.
Freddie Freeman still loves this city and the franchise.
He's a legend, and he knows that he made a mistake.
Speak the truth,
@TimTebow
. Everybody - child, adult, man, woman - everybody, should watch and listen to this. Tim remains an inspiration, a role model and an incredible person. Iโll never understand how anybody can think or say otherwise.
The Phillies have Bryce Harper and will dominate, they said.
The Nationals are as complete as any team in baseball, they said.
The Mets have the staff to get over the top, they said.
They were wrong. They were all wrong.
The
@Braves
own the NL East.
#ChopOn
Tim Tebow criticism is so silly. Dude can play, but is still working on his game. Itโs almost like he stopped playing baseball for a decade
No player has been so unnecessarily criticized in our generation. Tebow is an incredible athlete and, more importantly, an incredible human
It's almost like ... and just hear me out ... UCF wants to stomp its feet like it wants to be a big boy without going through the motions to actually become one.
Dan Mullen said Friday that Florida had offered UCF two games in Gainesville for one game in Orlando and the 2-for-1 series would be a โgreatโ way for No. 8 UCF to toughen its schedule.
Expect a bunch of โsourcesโ from Big Ten and Pac-12 country to do all that they can to make sure that the SEC, ACC and Big 12 donโt play football this fall.
The cancelation of college football would be incredibly devastating on so many levels. One that should be very worrisome is the impact on โcollege townsโ that are built around college athletics. Those economies will immediately suffer in a big way.
With National Championship hopes gone, Caleb Williams should consider sitting out the rest of the season.
The Heisman is a long shot, CFB Playoffs are even less likely, and he wonโt play in the bowl game.
The risk of playing FAR outweighs the reward. Business decision.
Six years ago today, we lost our Kipton Jean who was stillborn 17 weeks into pregnancy. These are her footprints. We held her, love her and think about her every day. Say a prayer for all of the angel babies and their families.
The Braves lost:
- Cy Young candidate Mike Soroka all season
- Potential MVP Ronald Acuรฑa Jr. for half of it
- Last year's NL HR leader Marcell Ozuna for most of it
- Top 10 catcher Travis d'Arnaud for 60 days
The Dodgers lost because the Braves are better. Pay better attention
Dodgers lost because they didnโt have Bauer, Kershaw, Muncy, and Scherzerโs arm.. they were fried from chasing the division and playing the Cards in the play in.. not because it was hard to repeat
Our second child, Kipton Jean, was still born 17 weeks into pregnancy seven years ago today. These are her footprints. We held her, love her and miss her every day. Please say a prayer for all of the angel babies and the parents who love them.
I was told that Bruce Pearl encapsulated everything that was bad about college sports though.
Maybe, just maybe, people can make mistakes - by accident and on purpose - and still have emotions and personal investment in the lives of others.
Important National Signing Day reminder:
The players your team signed did so because they respect and admire your team's dedication to amateurism.
The players your rival signed got paid hundreds of thousands of dollars, and had wildly inappropriate official visits.
Georgia State > Tennessee
North Carolina > South Carolina
Memphis > Ole Miss
The SEC is like every other conference. A few good teams and then a lot of meh.
The question shouldn't be "should Alabama or Ohio State get in the College Football Playoff?" It should be "should Tennessee or Ohio State get in the College Football Playoff?"
(It's Ohio State either way)
Tennessee, Lane Kiffin is there. He wants the job. And you might turn to Greg Schiano?
Lane's a better option.
Anybody is a better option.
Literally put every coach on a wheel, spin it, and you find a better option.
Kalen DeBoer is a home run hire for Alabama. Winners win ... and that's exactly what DeBoer has done throughout his career.
104-12 overall in stops at Sioux Falls, Fresno State and Washington. It doesn't matter that he is in "outsider" when it comes to the SEC. He will kill it.
Top 5 largest cities in the United States by population:
1. New York City (8,622,357)
2. Los Angeles (4,085,014)
3. Chicago (2,670,406)
4. Transfer Portal (2,504,193)
5. Houston (2,378,146)
Decision-makers are trying to turn college football into the NFL without acknowledging that most college football fans prefer the college product over the pro version.
Texas A&M fans are justifiably upset with the loss to Miami and coach Jimbo Fisher. The Aggies have been remarkably average for the majority of the Fisher era. It is past time to recognize that Fisher is a problem, not a feature. There's no reason to have blind loyalty to a guyโฆ
He tested negative five times over the last three days. What kind of message does a healthy person doing his job send?
That's like the world's most OK message.
Greg Schiano would be a great fit for Tennessee, they said.
Jeremy Pruitt can't handle this, and Tennessee would have been in great hands with Greg Schiano, they said.
They were wrong then. They are wrong now.